British commemorative medal - tercentenary of the birth of William Shakespeare – HCR95781

Obverse

Inscription:

William Shakespeare

Design:

bust of William Shakespeare, ¾ left, facing; below, one of his signatures

Reverse

Inscription:

STRUCK by the SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL COMMITTEE at "SHAKESPEARE'S ENGLAND" · / 1616 - 1916 / THE RECIPIENT'S / NAME / W. H. DOMMETT / IS INSCRIBED / IN / THE BOOK / OF / THE WORLD'S TRIBUTE / TO SHAKESPEARE / MIMXII

Design:

inscription around; plaque for name to be inscribed

Information

Person

William Shakespeare (subject)

Dating

1912

Note

A certain W(alter) H(enry) Dommett is recorded in the rolls of honour at the Battle of Jutland, 1916, where he died at 21 (b. 1895). In 1912 when this medal was struck, the same W. H. Dommett would have been 17 years old.

Period

Modern

Kind

medal

Metal

white metal

Reign

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

24.08

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

164

Acquisition date

6/2019

Source

J. Eric Engstrom

Acquisition credit

Presented by J. Eric Engstrom, 2019.

Acquisition note

J. Eric Engstrom Shakespeare Medal Collection

Source of portrait

First Folio portrait by Droeshout

Country of origin

Great Britain

Reference

BHM : 3975

Note:

p. 67; obverse alike, reverse unlike. The obverse was designed in 1909 and struck by Messrs Vaughton Ltd.

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher